Merry Christmas!

I wish a peaceful and joyful Christmas eve and day to everyone!

Teacher learns from the pupil

Bret teaches me something new every day. I woke up yesterday morning to a baby with his left eye crusted over. Eye infection? In a 6 week old? I called the DR and made an appointment for that afternoon.

I called my sister, friend and cousin to let them know that Bret may have an eye infection because we were around their kids over the past few days.

The DR looked at him and said that it's his congestion that is making his eye water and gooey. It's not infection goo that is coming out of his eye but booger goo. His sinuses are draining in his eye. Gross.

I guess I never thought that boogers can come out of your eye. Thank God it's not an infection. I asked her about the whites of his eyes (they're still cloudy/pale yellow). She said that breast-fed babies that are a little jaundice at birth tend to take a long time to totally clear up. His colon absorbs the nutrients from the breast milk and the bilirubin. Oh, ok. She said that she'd send me to the lab to ease my concern. He got his heel pricked and he was totally fine with it until the lady (actually, one of our friends) kept squeezing his heel. Then he got p!ssed and started to cry - but a total fake cry. The DR's office called last night and said that his number is normal (9.0) and his liver function is good.

I've been trying to keep on with the sleeping-in-the-crib thing. He usually eats around 9am and naps until about 11am. I fed him this morning, rocked him a bit and laid him into bed at about 10am. He laid there *quietly* for 1/2 hour then started to cry. It's a start.....As soon as I picked him up - he's out like a light. Unreal!! Let's see what happens when I put him down again.

What else should I do to acclimate him to his crib and make him feel comfortable sleeping in it?

One giant leap

I am so excited today....No, it's not because there's about 8 inches of snow on the ground. Since Bret's furniture arrived, I've been telling myself that I'm going to start acclimating him to his crib. Today I decided that I was going to be diligent. After his 10am feeding, I put him down in his crib and he slept for 2 hours!! He slept only 6 minutes the first time I put him in his bed! We'll see how he does tonight!!

6 week pic - Yes, my son does not have a neck! LOL

Daily ramblings

Today I had my 6 week check up. The DR said that I healed really well and that I can resume all physical activity *wink wink*

Got all our christmas shopping done and most of the gifts wrapped. Now I just can't wait to get the holiday over with. It's just so chaotic. I would much rather spend a quiet evening home with a small group of family and a nice dinner. Instead we have a million and one parties over the next couple of weeks. I love the holidays and I love our families - just not together. I haven't decided if I'm (we're) going to send out christmas cards either. UGH

To be honest, I'd hibernate all winter if I could. I used to love the cold and snow when I was at Tech. Snowshoeing, snow volleyball, Carnival.....oh I miss it so much :( But being in the LP with no snow in the middle of December seems kind of depressing. Jason mentioned going up north to the cabin after christmas for a few days. I think that sounds like a plan. Bret and I may need a change of scenery and Jason needs to jump on his snowmobile for a while!

I can't wait 'til spring.

Hooray for furniture!!

I got a phone call from The Baby's Room on Tuesday to set up a time for delivery on Wednesday. YAYYYYY

We bought three pieces - crib, combo dresser/changing table and a 4-drawer chest. After the furniture was placed in the room, it looks a lot smaller!! I'm just glad it finally came in.

Now Jason has to hang everything on the walls and then the room will be *done*

We went to a Christmas party last night. Jason's boss hosts one every year. I was super nervous because Bret didn't sleep very well during the day and I had a feeling that he was going to be fussy. He fell asleep in the car and I thought for sure he'd sleep for about an hour....Yeah right. He woke up right when we got there and stayed up the whole time. He was alright for about an hour and then got super crabby. I think it was because there were a lot of people around, it was a new environment, he was tired from not sleeping, etc. Needless to say, we stayed for about two hours then left. Maybe he'll do better at our families' Christmas parties. He's 5 weeks old, what do you expect?!

I have my postpartum appointment this week. Hopefully everything healed properly.

Other than that, not too much.

Like the onesie Uncle Jeff sent from Charleston?!

Pic

Bret - 1 month old

After eating :)

1 month old!

We celebrated Bret's 1 month day by taking him to church for the first time. He slept through the entire mass, up until communion. Jason carried Bret to communion with him (to get a blessing) and it was over after that. Bret made it clear that he was hungry and not happy that we woke him up.

I bought some Baby Gas-X hoping that it'll decrease the belly aches and spitting up. I gave Bret some before a feeding today, so we'll see if it works. He spit up twice after eating/burping but seemed very calm. Maybe he'll have more sound sleep at night - he seems to wake up if he farts / poops.

Other than that, not too much going on. Jason and I will decorate for Christmas tonight. I'll post pics sometime tonight / tomorrow.

Bret has his 1-month wellness appointment tomorrow. I chose the wrong profession......his pediatrician gets paid $150/visit. I wish that was my 1/2 hour rate!!